There are more than 1000 units in Reflections at Keppel Bay. You may be able to rent a unit for less than $4000. Checking the URA website for rental information, I noticed that there were some transactions that went $4000 and below over the past few months. The key is to bargain hard.the lynx wrote:Forget about Reflections and Carribean. The rental will never meet your requirement (definitely above $4000 per month). Both estates are very big and you will find yourself walking an additional 10 minutes to get through that gate, and then another 5-10 minutes to either Harbourfront station (from Carribean's side) or Telok Blangah station (from Reflections' side). Getting a bus to work at Marina is convenient though.
At Telok Blangah, there are many cafes and shops in VivoCity and Harbourfront Centre, though VivoCity can get quite crowded on weekends.mayz945 wrote:Thanks, but what does that mean? I assume it still has areas with more cafes, shops, hawkers, while others have fewer around.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Singapore isn't London, NYC or Tokyo.
feathered wrote:Hi all,
My fiancé and I are also in a similar position as the OP (mid-20s, no kids, moving from London with the same budget) and have found the responses to this post really interesting.
He will be working in Raffles Place, but we're not so pushed on living within walking distance as we fancy a bit of a change from our London apartment, which is very central. We arrived yesterday, and had a bit of a look around Holland Village today, which seemed nice, but it's the only place we've been.
I've noticed a lot of the apartments seem to be available for 2 years, but we're only moving over for 12 months at the moment, is this going to be a problem?
My fiancé's company has assigned us an agent that we're meeting on Tuesday, but I'm not really sure how the process works. I've seen one or two comments alluding to the fact that it's a renter's market in Singapore at the moment - does that mean we should be looking to negotiate on the listed rent as well?
Thanks!
Mr landlord likes 2 years if he foresees future drop in rentalJR8 wrote: --- Getting a place for 12 months comes at a premium since 2yrs is standard here. But it's entirely possible.
12 months is possible. We did that, though we stayed on for another 6months. I wouldnt want to live in D9. D10/11 and D5&21 are quite nice.feathered wrote:Hi all,
My fiancé and I are also in a similar position as the OP (mid-20s, no kids, moving from London with the same budget) and have found the responses to this post really interesting.
He will be working in Raffles Place, but we're not so pushed on living within walking distance as we fancy a bit of a change from our London apartment, which is very central. We arrived yesterday, and had a bit of a look around Holland Village today, which seemed nice, but it's the only place we've been.
I've noticed a lot of the apartments seem to be available for 2 years, but we're only moving over for 12 months at the moment, is this going to be a problem?
My fiancé's company has assigned us an agent that we're meeting on Tuesday, but I'm not really sure how the process works. I've seen one or two comments alluding to the fact that it's a renter's market in Singapore at the moment - does that mean we should be looking to negotiate on the listed rent as well?
Thanks!
If you don't mind a slightly longer commute (30 - 45 minutes and most likely by bus), I would suggest you check out the Katong/East Coast Road/Siglap/Upper East Coast Road area. It will definitely offer you a different lifestyle central city living. The Pasir Panjang Road area to the West offers something similar although without the historical Katong feel.feathered wrote:He will be working in Raffles Place, but we're not so pushed on living within walking distance as we fancy a bit of a change from our London apartment, which is very central. We arrived yesterday, and had a bit of a look around Holland Village today, which seemed nice, but it's the only place we've been.
Nope. These days you'll find landlords are - or certainly should be - a lot more negotiable. (See my comment below.)feathered wrote: I've noticed a lot of the apartments seem to be available for 2 years, but we're only moving over for 12 months at the moment, is this going to be a problem?
How it works will be probably like this: you tell the agent you have a budget of $4k and he or she will then show you a whole bunch of places in the $5k+ range - in the hope that you will stretch your budget and thus increase his or her commission in the process. (Any apartments they show you in the $4k range probably won't be very nice.) To avoid this, you should give your agent a lower budget, say $3.5k. Alternatively, as has been suggested here before, you offer your agent a cash incentive to get you the best deal possible. I'm sorry if this sounds very cynical but even company assigned agents are not really negotiating in your interest - especially as the higher the rent you pay, the higher their commission.feathered wrote: My fiancé's company has assigned us an agent that we're meeting on Tuesday, but I'm not really sure how the process works. I've seen one or two comments alluding to the fact that it's a renter's market in Singapore at the moment - does that mean we should be looking to negotiate on the listed rent as well?
Addadude wrote:If you don't mind a slightly longer commute (30 - 45 minutes and most likely by bus), I would suggest you check out the Katong/East Coast Road/Siglap/Upper East Coast Road area. It will definitely offer you a different lifestyle central city living. The Pasir Panjang Road area to the West offers something similar although without the historical Katong feel.feathered wrote:He will be working in Raffles Place, but we're not so pushed on living within walking distance as we fancy a bit of a change from our London apartment, which is very central. We arrived yesterday, and had a bit of a look around Holland Village today, which seemed nice, but it's the only place we've been.
So I got a prime spot in the area mentioned above. My place is 3 bed/2ba penthouse with private roof decks, ~1300sq ft, under $3600.month. Original price was 5k came down to 4k, and my agent got it down even further to what I'm at now. Brand new building (which isn't always for the best). Deals are out there if you look.How it works will be probably like this: you tell the agent you have a budget of $4k and he or she will then show you a whole bunch of places in the $5k+ range - in the hope that you will stretch your budget and thus increase his or her commission in the process. (Any apartments they show you in the $4k range probably won't be very nice.) To avoid this, you should give your agent a lower budget, say $3.5k. Alternatively, as has been suggested here before, you offer your agent a cash incentive to get you the best deal possible. I'm sorry if this sounds very cynical but even company assigned agents are not really negotiating in your interest - especially as the higher the rent you pay, the higher their commission.
It is, and when it's 'mad' it's not always the best time to make a significant decision.feathered wrote:It is all a bit mad, but we've got two weeks of hotel accommodation before we need to start paying for it ourselves, and as we're only here for a year that's all time we could be renting so we're anxious to press on!
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